Arrow® Midline with Chlorag+ard® Technology

Designed to address typical complaints of today’s midlines, the pressure-injectable Arrow® Midline with Chlorag+ard® Technology is the only midline with antithrombogenic and antimicrobial properties.1,2 Using a familiar insertion technique, it offers critical innovations appreciated by vascular access specialists, patients, and hospitals.

References:

Ryder MA, et al. The Effect of Chlorhexidine Catheter Coating Compared to an Uncoated and Biomimetic Catheter on the Reduction of Fibrin Sheath Formation in an in vivo Clinically Simulated Ovine Model. Infusion Nurses Society Annual Convention and Industrial Exhibition; 2012. No correlation between in vitro/in vivo testing methods and clinical outcomes have currently been ascertained.

Ryder MA, et al. The Effect of Chlorhexidine Catheter Coating Compared to a Biomimetic Catheter on the Reduction of Fibrin Sheath Formation in the presence of Staphylococcus aureus colonization in an in vivo Clinically Simulated Ovine Model. Nurses Society Annual Convention and Industrial Exhibition; 2012. No correlation between in vitro/in vivo testing methods and clinical outcomes have currently been ascertained.

As compared to uncoated PICCs, in vitro model measuring flush pressure post exposure to human blood. No correlation between in vitro/in vivo testing methods and clinical outcomes have currently been ascertained.

Rosenbauer KA, Herzer JA. Surface morphology and tensile force at breaking point or different kinds of intravenous catheters before and after usage. Scan Electron Microsc. 1981;(Pt 3):125-30.

Contraindication:The Arrow® Midline with Chlorag+ard® Technology is contraindicated for patients with known hypersensitivity to chlorhexidine.*Indwell time is up to 30 days.

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